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Brazilian cowboy to finish trek from Alaska to Calgary with Stampede honour
CALGARY, AB. -- Brazilian long rider Filipe Masetti Leite is almost at the finish line.The 33-year-old is scheduled to complete a 3,400-kilometre journey on horseback from Alaska to Calgary today, the...
Jul 4, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, July 4
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:32 a.m. on July 4, 2020: There are 105,314 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 55,784 confirmed (including 5,566 deaths, 25,280 resol...
Jul 4, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from the COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfo...
Jul 4, 2020
Police announce fourth victim stemming from tractor tragedy southeast of Montreal
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say a fourth person has died following Wednesday's tractor accident in Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, southeast of Montreal. The accident had claimed the lives of t...
Jul 4, 2020
Stop enforcing sex work laws during COVID-19, Amnesty, sex worker advocates say
OTTAWA - Canada's sex work laws are creating undue harm and contribute to human rights violations during COVID-19, sex workers and human rights advocates say, which is why they're now pushing Ott...
Jul 4, 2020
The Daily with LNN – July 3, 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere - now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Soundcloud.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of th...
Jul 3, 2020
Dr. Bonnie Henry honoured at mural exhibition, picks up Fluevog shoes in Gastown
VANCOUVER - Businesses in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood honoured the provincial health officer on Friday with a sneak peek at a mural exhibition featuring her image. Dr. Bonnie Henry vis...
Jul 3, 2020
CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos announce they’ll be retaining their team name
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos are keeping their team name.The CFL franchise announced Friday it was keeping the Eskimos moniker following "an extensive year-long formal research and engagement progr...
Jul 3, 2020
Three dead after float plane crashes near Edmonton airport: Mounties
LEDUC COUNTY, Alta. - RCMP say three people have died in a plane crash south of Edmonton. Mounties say they were alerted Friday morning that a float plane went down in a field in Leduc ...
Jul 3, 2020
Rideau Hall suspect owns food business in Swan Lake, Man.
An image linked to a COVID-19 conspiracy theory was posted to the social media pages of a company owned by a Manitoba man 35 minutes before he allegedly drove a truck through a gate at Ottawa's R...
Jul 3, 2020